The book presents healing techniques in complementary and alternative medicine as a way to promote optimal health care. It begins by discussing the concept and origins of healing, the rise in popularity of complementary and alternative healing modalities, and the nature of integrative health care. The book also includes acupuncture, herbal medicine, traditional Chinese medicine and massage and explores the process of becoming a healer and the body – mind-spirit connection to health and illness.

Authors: Lynn Keegan
Publishers: Thomson Delmar
Date of Publication: 2002
No. of pages: 520